The American Council of Life Insurers brought Democrats, Republicans, independents and others to Anacostia Park in Washington on Wednesday for its 39th annual ACLI Capital Challenge footrace.
Nicholas Posada — a U.S. Supreme Court aide who was a member of the track team at the University of Michigan — won the 3-mile race, running it in just 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
Aisha Woodward, an aide to Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, was the fastest woman in the race, with a time of 18 minutes and 58 seconds. She competed in track and field events and cross-country races while at Bowdoin College.
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., was the fastest member of Congress in the race, with a time of 18 minutes and 28 seconds. Gallagher served in the Marine Corps from 2006 through 2013. He was part of intelligence and counterintelligence operations in Iraq and in other parts of the Middle East and Central Asia.
Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., was the female member of Congress with the best time: 28 minutes and 8 seconds. Details of her running career were not immediately available.
The list of participants also included Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.
The House was represented by Woodward's boss, Jared Golden, and by Reps. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn.; Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa.; and Conor Lamb, D-Pa.
